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Brisbane

bris·bane

UK/ˈbɹɪzbən/ US/ˈbɹɪzbeɪn/ uncommon

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capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic bris (“break, smash”) + Old English bān (“bone”), a nickname given to someone who was often involved in fights, resulting in the breaking of bones. The city and river in Australia are named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1773-1860; governor of New South Wales (which at the time included the area of modern Queensland) from 1821 to 1825.

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